Above photo 2011, from www.Flickr.com by Ben Levick.

Above photo 2011, from www.Flickr.com by Ben Levick.

Above photo, showing a ladies outing circa late 1940s, licensee Mrs. Mirams is holding the dog.

Above photo, 1973, showing a fancy dress party.

Thanet Advertiser, Saturday 20 August 1881.

Chatham. Extraordinary Misconduct.

A bricklayer named John Kemble was summoned before Mr. Athawes at the Chatham Police Court on Monday for threatening Susannah Parker, whose husband keeps the "Brickmaker's Arms" beerhouse at Gillingham.

Mr. Greathead appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Local Licensed Victuallers' Society.

The defendant lodged at the "Brickmaker's Arms" but on the 20th July Mrs. Parker, whose husband was out, refused to serve him with beer because he was already drunk. This was at seven o'clock in the evening and from that time till eleven defendant remained in the house obstructing the trade and threatening "to do" for Mrs. Parker and her children.

At eleven o'clock Mrs. Parker shut the house up and him outside, and defendant remained till two o'clock in the morning knocking at the door and shutters because Mrs. Parker, in previously handing him his clothes, had not included among them a shirt which was temporarily mislaid. During all this time no policeman could be found and the neighbours did not offer to assist Mrs. Parker in any way. Mr. Athawes accepted one surety of £5 for defendant's good behaviour for three months, and ordered him to pay 10s. 6d. costs.

From an email received 24 November 2024.

In the mid to late 80's this pub was bought from Grand Met by Brent Walker, I was the local Area Manager for Brent Walker. I can't remember the tenants name who I put into the pub, but I know he made a good job of trading. He had a big Rottweiler that stayed in the bar area overnight. I left the area in about 1989, because the London estate was sold to Control Securities, and I moved up to Norfolk. I don't know if and when the licensee I put in there left, but I see the pub was trading in the 2000's.

Not very helpful I'm afraid, but a bit of trivia.

Keith Tapper.